They all say that it's a lonely town
They all say that it's a lonely town

Wide open spacesЁcЁcempty rooms
If the weather holds out, you can get there by noon
Shadows crawl on the highway line
Don't rush, you've got time

Pull into a donut shop
And get a cup of mud
Ask for directions from a plumber outside
He says don't go there, bud

Chorus:
'cause they all say
That it's a lonely town
And they all say
That it's a drag
And they all know
Those people in a lonely town
All those people are
Lonely and mad


Now I've got my foot on the gas
As I'm crossin the midwest county line
And I think about those mosquitos on my windshield
How they don't give a damn about christmas-time

And as the passing trucks all flash their lights
Just as I top the hill
I'll remember two green eyes and some flowers
Dyin' on a windowsill

Chorus:
They all say
That it's a lonely town
And they all say
That it's a drag
They all know
Those people in a lonely town
And all those people
Are lonely and mad
They're just lonely and mad
Out here in a lonely town

• A Mission in Life
• Calling Out to Carol
• Can't Complain
• Dogs
• Goin' Southbound
• Heat Takes a Walk
• Lonely Town
• Newspapers
• Peg & Pete & Me
• The Last Honest Man